Author name: NLP Marin

by Carl Buchheit Imagine you are at a lunch buffet that offers you two selections: there’s a tray of congealed mystery meat stew (it looks cold and there are some shriveled carrots on top); next to it there’s a beautifully presented tray of something you really love, prepared exactly the way you like it. Which

by Carl Buchheit Why Hope is Good… Hope is simply the capacity to imagine a positive future. Constructive hope is the ability to predict a positive future as a probable outcome of past and present choices and events. Really, really successful hope is the ability to so thoroughly presuppose a positive future that hope no

by Carl Buchheit Learning about “Anchors and Anchoring” is an essential part of every basic NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) training. Unfortunately, most new students seem to learn that creating an anchor is a way of creating change, but this is not the case. Anchors do not cause change in the sense of doing something to

by Carl Buchheit A woman had always had a warm relationship with her mother as a person, but had never felt nurtured by, connected to, or truly mothered by her. It was as if the mother had been more of a friend than a mother to her daughter, and the client felt this as a

by Carl Buchheit In the last couple of years I have come to really appreciate these two words: “chreode” and “entelechy.” Each word is fabricated from Greek roots. “Chreode”-a very recent invention-was coined in the mid-20th century. The other word, “entelechy,” is also a little bit newish, but in a much older kind of way.

by Carl Buchheit First published in Open Exchange magazine (2008) Most of us are mostly inclined to assume that most of our actions and decisions, or at least most of our more private and intimate choices, are the result of some kind of free will process.  Or, if we can no longer convince ourselves of

by Carl Buchheit “Belief Blaster!”  “Limitation Annihilator!”  “Fear Destroyer”… these are the names of some typical, conventional “NLP change techniques.”  The grab bag of these “interventions,” which are mainly patterns that help one part of a person to more successfully defeat (annihilate!…crush! ..exterminate!) some other part of the very same person, is what conventional NLP

by Carl Buchheit Written in 2010 Q: In your 30 years’ experience working with people, have you seen any common themes that cause people to struggle with eating properly? Carl: Of all the things that human beings can reach for when they’re looking for something to change their state or feel better, or adjust their

by Carl Buchheit Written in 2011 Definition of Panic Attack (from Mayo Clinic website): “A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that develops for no apparent reason and triggers severe physical reactions. Panic attacks can be very frightening. When panic attacks occur, you might think you’re losing control, having a heart attack or even